Found 2 items, similar to chela.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chela chela n 1: a Hindu disciple of a swami 2: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods [syn: claw, nipper, pincer] [also: chelae (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chela Chela \Che"la\, n.; pl. Chel[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw.] (Zo["o]l.) The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida. [1913 Webster] || Chela \Che"la\, n. [Hind. ch[=e]la, orig., slave, fr. Skr. c[=e][.t]a, c[=e][.t]aka, slave, servant.] In India, a dependent person occupying a position between that of a servant or slave and a disciple; hence, a disciple or novice. -- Che"la*ship, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]